What is the population of Jerusalem?
Jerusalem has a city population of 971,800. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Jerusalem
The capital accounts for 9.6% of the national population, a substantial concentration of the country's inhabitants in a single city. At 971,800 people, it is the largest of 102 listed Israeli cities. The city sits at 786 m elevation and has four listed neighbours within 7 km: Qiryat HaYovel (25,000), Shu'fāţ (35,000), Al 'Ayzarīyah (17,455), Bayt Jālā (16,183), and Bayt Ḩanīnā (27,000).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Capital
National capital
Elevation
786 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jerusalem
Coordinates
31.769, 35.216
Record updated
2025-09-23
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Jerusalem | 972K |
Jerusalem Population FAQ
Where is Jerusalem?
Jerusalem is in Jerusalem, Israel. Its coordinates are 31.769, 35.216.
How big is Jerusalem compared with other cities in Israel?
It is the 1st largest of the 102 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Israel, holding 9.6% of the national population.